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Inthis Act, unless the context otherwise requires a in Clauses (b) and (c), Tespectively, of section 2 of the East Punjab Deed Persons (Land Resettlement) Act, 1949 (A. Act XXXVI of 1949), hereinafter referred to as the 1949, of “Resettlement Act,”’ Explanation. —Ip respect Of land mort gaged with Possession, the MOrtgagees ‘Shall be deemeg to be the landowner, (2) “Small landowner” means a landowner whose folire land jp the TUnion Territory of Chandigarh] does not €xceed the “ Permissible area’’, Explanation,—1n COMmputing ihe area held by any particular landowner, the colire land owned by him in the: Union Territo fCh entered in the record-of-rights, shall be taken into acc yO andigarh), as : Ount, and if he is a joint owner Only his share be taken into account. , a *[(3) “Permissible area”? j Or a lenant, Means thirt Standard acres anc Where such thirty Standard acres o Yb Saw Provided that— (i) no area under an Orchard at the commence- Ment of this Act, shal] be taken into account In Computing the Permissible area : *Substituted for the w ds *“Sraen ia}? : Tteanisalion toegtdigarh) (Adaptatin™ of Lappe ‘Stat 0" by the Punjab nb peeaeeion and Concurrent Subjects) Order, of 1953] ‘THe PUNJAB SECUR TENURES ACT. ae OF LAND = 231 (ii) for a displaced porsou— (a) who has been allotted land in A | in excess of fift Ae acres, (he permissible area shall e fifty standard acres or one hundred ordinary acres, as the case may be, (b) who has been allotted land in excess of thirty standard acres, but less than fifty standard acres, the permissible area shall be equal to his allotted area, (c) who has been allotted land less than thirty standard acres, the permissible area shall be thirty standard acres, including any other land or part thereof, if any, that he owns in addition.] | 1 Explanation.—For the purposes of determining the permissible area of dis- placed person, the provisions of proviso (ii) shall not apply to the heirs and succes- sors of the displaced persons to whom land is allotted.) 4) “Reserved area’ means the area lawfully reserved of under the 2Punjab Tenants (Security of T enures) Act, 1950 (Act XXII of 1950), as amended by President’s Act of 1951, hereinafter referred to as the “©1950 Act” or under this Act. (5) “Sta ndard acre” means 4 measure of area converti- ble into ordinary acres of any class of land according. to the prescribed. scale with reference to the quantity of y! and quality of soil. 8 (5-a) “Surplus Area’? means the area other than the reserved area, and, where, no area has A ! area in excess of the permissible area selected [undet at i > and shall be deemed to have come into nace ts Puna ae No. 14 of on HC) of the Act ibid. force on the 15th April, 1953,— 28 of this Act. b Act XI of 1955. scribed” by Punjab A *Repealed by section >New clause (Sa) added by Punja he words ‘as pre ct No. 46 of 1957, ‘Substituted for t section 2, THE PUNJAB SECURITY OF LAND [A TENURES AcT, 1953 ct y tos 2 ich is deemed 10 be SUtplus ‘the area which 18 : § atey section 5-B or hei (7) of section »-C] “Land leap ides the under sub-sec of the permissible area g¢ “Sled “unge® area non. but it will not include a tenant S Dermiss. section 19-B] ; . ble area : we att the reserved area, or Part ided that it will include : Apes ch area or part has Sof reser rO¥ah Ae os ultivation within six months of ting & the ame or gta Possession thereof after ejecting e . e C Nant tenant, within three years of the CXDITY of the a new , said six months. (6) “Tenant” has the Meaning assigned to it in the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (Act XVI of 1887), and includes ‘ @ sub-tenant and self-cultivating lessee, but shall no i i the include a present holder, as defined In .section 2 of Resettlement Act, d in (7) “Year” means an agricultural year, as define Section 4, of the Py f njab Tenancy Act, 1887 (Act XVI 1887), | fine (8) “Land” and all other terms used, but not de In this ct, s h ; igned © meaning ag are aoe "the Punjab Tenancy Act sau! (XVI of 1887) _ nd Means cultivation wart o “Tsonally o; through his wife Or or through Such of }j r ° or . ed § relations as may be prescribed, under hig Supervision ] i . , made (10 . “Prescribeg?? Means Prescribed by rules under this Act. oer ee a tre tgs age pene . to anette 02, pun b d to have co force on the 30th jue 1c No. 14 of 1962 and shall be deeme deemed t6 h 2 hall is : . 5-a) 8 a * n 1 1 cretion 1(2) of Act ‘bid. Clause ( ectio With effect from the 15th April, 1953,—vide s UDjab Act x] Of 1955, ave been’? Vid. Of Act ipig. “© inserted y, tl “Substituteg by p of 1953] THR PUNJAB Skcurtty or LAND 233 Tenures Act, 1953 (11) “Displaced person” has the meaning assigned to i in the East Punjab Displaced Persons (Land Resettle- ment) Act, 1949 (Act XXXVI of 1949), 3, Any small landowner, who by virtue of an allot- ment made after the commencement of this Act under the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950 (Act XXXI of 1950), comes to hold more than the permissible area of land, may select out of the entire area held by him as a landowner in the'{Union Territory of Chandigarh], a parcel or parcels of land not exceeding in aggregate the permissible area and reserve it by intimating his reservation in the prescribed form and manner, to the patwari of the estate in which the land reserved is situate, or to such other authority as may be prescribed, before the expiry of six months from the date of his obtaining possession of the land so allotted : Provided that he shall include in his reservation, to the extent of the permissible area, whatever land he had under self-cultivation immediately before the commencement of this Act. Reservation of land ty «nail landowners.